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  • Comfrey

    Comfrey was once among Britain’s most-used herbal remedies, as it was available in abundance along rivers and in ditches. It is readily recognis... More ...

  • Many medicinal uses for comfrey

    23 out of 29 people report this seems to have worked for them.

    Comfrey leaves had boiling water poured on them, then applied to BOILS, infected CUTS and gr... More ...

  • Comfrey for sprains

    7 out of 8 people report this seems to have worked for them.

    Comfrey is used for SPRAINS. The root is pulped and applied to [the] sprain for eight hours

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  • Sprained ankle

    2 out of 2 people report this seems to have worked for them.

    Comfrey was collected by a fellow student of mine as a boy in the 1940s and taken to the local white witch at Beer, Devon – I think she gave him... More ...

  • Bruises and sprains

    5 out of 6 people report this seems to have worked for them.

    I learned from a Lancashire miner that comfrey was widely used for bruises and sprains (boiling the leaves to get a solution)

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  • Using comfrey for ulcers

    0 out of 1 people report this seems to have worked for them.

    My cousin had an ulcer on her leg from her ankle to knee. Ointment from the doctor did her no good. Someone told her to bathe the leg with com... More ...

  • Setting bones

    4 out of 4 people report this seems to have worked for them.

    Knitbone or boneset = comfrey (bandaged over broken bones)

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  • Natural arthritis treatment

    3 out of 3 people report this seems to have worked for them.

    Comfrey leaves spread on ARTHRITIS will soothe the pain and take any inflammation out

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